# N738KH: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2012-10-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 17, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17270034
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 1977
- Last registry action: January 26, 1983
- Mode S code: A9E9AC
- Location: [Cumberland, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Cumberland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9585° N, 82.9911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40823, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738KH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738KH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738KH-2012-10-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA015), Nov 4, 1981: Cessna 172N (N738KH), Hazard, KY, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19811104071619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811104071619A), Nov 4, 1981: Cessna 172N (N738KH), Hazard, KY, Destroyed. Overshot runway on landing. Began belated goaround, hit trees, wires and a building. One way runway due to hills.

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